Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Political and family values within society have impacted upon the modern family structure. Traditionally, it has been the man’s role to be the breadwinner for the family– providing the funds to pay for food and shelter.
However, due to the many new and unique responsibilities placed upon families, in numerous cases both men and women– fathers and mothers– have had to enter the workforce. Generally, the reasons for both being involved in the workforce revolve around the need to add to the family’s current financial base. To a lesser extent, the need to interact with “adults” in a stimulating work environment is another popular reason. Whatever their reasons, for many families, the decision for father and mother to go out of home and join the labour force has led to a number of side effects within the home which, in turn, impact upon their performance as employees.
Many researchers agree that attitudes towards work are carried over into family life. This spillover can be positive or negative. Positive spillover refers to the spread of satisfaction and positive stimulation at work resulting in high levels of energy and satisfaction at home. If the amount of research is to be taken as an indication, it would seem that positive spillover is not a dominant occurrence in the workplace with most research focusing on the effects of negative spillover. Often pointing out the incompatible nature of work and family life, the research focuses on problems and conflict at work which has the effect of draining and preoccupying the individual, making it difficult for him or her to participate fully in family life.
Social scientists have devised a number of theories in an attempt to explain the work–family dynamic.
Compensation theory is one which has been widely used. It assumes that the relationship between work and family is negative by pointing out that high involvement in one sphere– invariably the work sphere– leads to low involvement in the other. As an individual advances within a career, demands typically fluctuate from moderate to more demanding and if the advancing worker has younger children, this shift in work responsibilities will usually manifest itself in the form of less time spent with the family. Researchers subscribing to this theory point out that the drain on family time is significantly related to work–family conflict with an escalation in conflict, as the number of families increase.
The following are the reasons why the fathers and mothers both go to work EXCEPT ________.
A. the need to work to earn money
B. the need to interact with “adults” in a stimulating work
C. the need to show the ability of working
D. the need to add to the family’s current financial base
C
Sau đây là các lý do giải thích bố mẹ đều đi làm NGOẠI TRỪ:
A. họ cần đi làm kiếm tiền
B. nhu cầu tương tác với người lớn trong công việc thú vị
C. nhu cầu thể hiện khả năng làm việc
D. nhu cầu thêm nền tảng tài chính hiện tại của gia đình
Dẫn chứng: Thông tin các đáp án A, B, D nằm ở: “due to the many new and unique responsibilities placed upon families, in numerous cases both men and women- fathers and mothers- have had to enter the workforce. Generally, the reasons for both being involved in the workforce revolve around the need to add to the family’s current financial base. To a lesser extent, the need to interact with “adults” in a stimulating work environment is another popular reason.”
Tạm dịch: do nhiều trách nhiệm mới và đặc biệt được đặt lên gia đình, trong nhiều trường hợp cả nam giới và phụ nữ - cha và mẹ - phải tham gia lao động. Nhìn chung, lý do để cả hai tham gia vào lực lượng lao động xoay quanh nhu cầu bổ sung vào nền tảng tài chính hiện tại của gia đình. Ở mức độ thấp hơn, nhu cầu tương tác với "người lớn" trong một môi trường làm việc hào hứng là một lý do phổ biến khác.
=> Đáp án C